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Introducing PMoFs: BOFs for Project Management

The people have spoken, and the DA has answered! There will now be an AV equipped BoF room devoted to the Art of Project Management in its many forms. We’d like to send a shout out to the DA for the help in securing a space*, to our community’s project managers for your feedback and ideas and to the presenters who generously offered to join in and share their ideas!

PMBoFs? What’s that all about?

The day will be alternating Sessions and BoF discussions, the idea being to provide as much opportunity to share experiences and advice. So bring your problems, questions and ideas to the table and let’s make this day great! Those looking for awesome Project Management content are welcome to join us.

We’ll be taking down the biggest takeaways from the discussions and sessions for a jam-packed advice packet. So stay tuned after the conference for those tid bits. We’re going to try to record as much as we can via live hangouts, and we’ll even have a moderator to take your questions allowing you to join in the BoFs and Sessions.

Don’t forget to spread the word to your team’s Project, Portfolio and Program Managers - we want to see them in force on Wednesday!

*In full disclosure, we struggled to get online scheduling for BOFs working for Portland, and were unfortunately unable to do so. We wanted to be supportive of our community and provide content the community craves, so when Shannon came to us with the proposal to provide alternative project management content, we listened and came up with a solution we feel is both fair and considerate of other groups of people who would want to preschedule BOFs. There are over 90 opportunities for attendees to schedule BOFs during the conference, and we felt it wasn't too much of an exception to pre-reserve 6 of these BOF times for an initiative with clear community support.

If anyone is concerned about how this decision was made, please contact me, I'm happy to talk!

Today was a great success, lots of fun, so much great content and discussions shared and you all are my heros for showing up and participating. 6 bofs and sessions later, I am thoroughly exhausted, and very very happy :D

Public sorry to those who couldn't join virtually because the intertubes stomped their foot on the ground and said "NO!". I'm writing up a recap for you!

I learned a ton and enjoyed meeting everyone! Shannon - I'm sending you my notes as promised, sorry for the delay...had some vacation time and a drive home to Minnesota after the convention. Hopefully they will help others.